linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm/memblock: Added a New Memblock Function to Check if the Current Node's Memblock Region Intersects with a Memory Block

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Message-ID: <2c311511-e6a0-48b7-bbfb-2c28ffcff031@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:05:26 +0530
From: Donet Tom <donettom@...ux.ibm.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Ritesh Harjani <ritesh.list@...il.com>, rafael@...nel.org,
        Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm/memblock: Added a New Memblock Function to Check
 if the Current Node's Memblock Region Intersects with a Memory Block


On 4/10/25 7:50 AM, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed,  9 Apr 2025 10:57:56 +0530 Donet Tom <donettom@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> A new function, curr_node_memblock_intersect_memory_block, has been
> "intersects".
>
> Because the name is too short ;)

Thanks Andrew,

I will change the name.

>
>> With this function, the boot time is reduced.
>>
>> Boot time without this function - 32TB RAM
>> ==========================================
>> Startup finished in 1min 12.413s (kernel)
>>
>> Boot time with this function -  32TB RAM
>> ========================================
>> Startup finished in 18.031s (kernel)
> Impressive.  I'll assume this is rppt material.
>
>